List of railway lines in Pakistan explained

This is a list of Railway lines in Pakistan. The lines and the stations are owned and operated by Pakistan Railways. Rail lines in Pakistan are divided into main lines and branch lines.[1] [2] [3]

Main lines

Description Established Length Stations Travel time Gauge
Karachi–Peshawar Line (Main Line 1) [4] 1881 1687km (1,048miles) 176 30-32 hrs
broad gauge
Major stations
Kotri–Attock Line (Main Line 2) [5] 1916 1427km (887miles) 112 27.5 hrs
broad gauge
Major stations
Rohri–Chaman Line (Main Line 3) 1906 526km (327miles) 40 8-10 hrs
broad gauge
Major stations
International links Proposed link to Kandahar, Afghanistan
Spezand–Taftan Line (Main Line 4) 1902 632km (393miles)4 hrs 05 mins - 4 hrs 40 mins Mixed gauge
Major stations
International links Continues to Zahedan, Iran

Branch lines

Proposed lines

Tourist and heritage railways

Proposed Standard Gauge Line to Iran

See main article: Istanbul–Tehran–lslamabad railway. Pakistan Railways is working on plans to construct a 635 km standard-gauge line from Quetta to Taftan on the Pakistan-Iranian border.[8]

The proposed railway would support the transport of high-value goods to Europe and Central Asia. Trains on the Islamabad – Tehran – Istanbul route currently take around five days to complete the journey, possibly due to poor or compromised condition of the track. It is claimed that a standard-gauge line would reduce journey times to 20 hours.

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2017-03-20 . Upgradation of 3 main railway lines underway under CPEC . 2023-06-25 . The Nation . en-US.
  2. News: ایم ایل ون منصوبہ: خستہ حال ریلوے لائن پاکستان کی تقدیر کیسے بدل سکتی ہے؟ . ur . BBC News اردو . 2023-06-25.
  3. Web site: [IRFCA] Pakistan - Closed Sections ]. 2023-06-25 . www.irfca.org.
  4. Web site: News Desk . 2022-12-21 . Importance of ML-1 railway project under CPEC By Waseem Riaz Bhutta . 2023-06-25 . Pakistan Observer . en-US.
  5. Web site: Team . Editorial . 2021-10-10 . ML-2 Project: The Prospects of Prosperity Await Pakistan . 2023-06-25 . Rationale-47 . en.
  6. Web site: [IRFCA] Pakistan - Closed Sections ]. 2024-07-16 . www.irfca.org.
  7. Web site: Oman offer to build Gwadar railway conjures Pakistan port's past .
  8. Web site: Pakistan eyes standard gauge line to the Middle East and Europe. 2022-02-09. Railpage.